We recognize that many students need a nutritional snack during the morning in order to optimize their learning capabilities. A brief time (approximately 10 minutes) will be allotted in each grade 1-5 classroom during which the students can eat a snack if they choose to do so. The students will continue to be involved in class activities or individual work as they are eating their snacks. We ask that parents send a nutritious snack that can be eaten as finger food without being too messy. No beverages are allowed and no gum is allowed at school. Daily snacks in kindergarten are handled differently and will be explained by your child's teacher.  Foods that we suggest for snacks include: crackers, fresh vegetables, pretzels, popcorn, raisins, fresh fruit, and/or cheese. We discourage sending a snack that contains peanuts due to student allergies.